The World Bank Group and Public Procurement--An Independent Evaluation : Volume 2: Achieving Development Effectiveness through Procurement in Bank Financial Assistance
Good public procurement practices are a major determinant of the effectiveness of public expenditure. On behalf of their citizens, governments typically spend as much as 5-20 percent of their gross domestic product on procurement of goods and servi...
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18619996/world-bank-group-public-procurement-independent-evaluation-vol-3-4-achieving-development-effectiveness-through-procurement-bank-financial-assistance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16672 |
| Summary: | Good public procurement practices are a
major determinant of the effectiveness of public
expenditure. On behalf of their citizens, governments
typically spend as much as 5-20 percent of their gross
domestic product on procurement of goods and services, and
effective procurement policies enable better use of
government budgets. Good national procurement practices are
therefore an essential element of the poverty reduction
focus of the Bank. Good procurement in Bank projects is also
associated with better development outcomes. Equally, sound
public procurement in client countries is a prerequisite for
the success of the Bank's newly introduced program for
results lending instrument. The Bank seeks to ensure that
its funds are used for the purpose intended and that they
support development effectively and efficiently. Thus, the
twin issues that underpin this Independent Evaluation Group
(IEG) evaluation are first, how effectively has the World
Bank helped build well-functioning public procurement
systems in client countries and second, how well have Bank
procurement policies and procedures for its investment
lending supported the development effectiveness of Bank
lending? The evaluation parallels an intensive review by
Bank management of the institution's procurement
function, motivated by the need to respond to a range of
internal and external changes in the Bank's procurement
environment. Several evaluations point to the value of
coordination between procurement and public expenditure
reforms, but also to the difficulties of realizing such
coordination. Finally, there are queries related to the
adaptability of current Bank procurement guidelines to new
contexts, such as public-private partnerships (PPPs);
technology loans; and small, fragile, or conflict-affected
states. These questions have also contributed to the
evaluation's design and coverage. |
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